Life update. lol. I'm the world's worst blogger... I know.

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I know, I'm terrible at this. It's been a while. A lot has happened since November...  Hmm.. How do I organize this? I know..

Empire State of Mind..... NEW YORKKKK... 

New York was good. It wasn't great, but I enjoyed my time away. My friend and I discovered parts of New York that we've never seen before. I forgot the name; however, it was the Queen Street of New York (I'm from Toronto btw). I love Queen Street; lovely vintage stores, chilled people, really artsy fartsy (love artsy fartsy). If I move back to Toronto (after my adventure in South Korea and wherever else my curiosity takes me), I would love to live around Queen Street West area. I really like the people. Same goes for  that area in New York; I really hope I remember the name. It was really unique and the people were very welcoming; not your typical New York. The unpleasant part was not having enough funds to do all of what I wanted to do and having family drama. I'm not going to get into either. Anywho, New York will always be there and my family situation is resolved, so all is well. :)

Christmas......

Hmm.. Christmas was filled with Family, Family and more.... Family. I enjoyed every bit of it. :)

New Years............

First I want to recap 2010. It’s not in any particular order. Just significant events that I remembered...

*Missed out on my study abroad adventure to Aussie. I did not save/or come up with enough funds.
*Mother had surgery; scared the sh*t out of me. She's healthy now, but it was scary at the time.
*BEST SUMMER EVER! Never partied that hard before, I had so much fun... I was extremely self-absorbed this summer; I did what I wanted, when I wanted and I enjoyed every second of it. ***Sorry to all of the people I neglected, but I really needed some Vee time***
*Heartbreak.... First and probably won't be the last, but I won't change anything that happened.
*Friendships were put to the test (we passed! love you guys)
*South Korea; Job opportunities came and went, and now EPIK stuck around... *I will update you on this at the end*
*My good/bad habit that I love.... *sigh* I will miss you. lol. I’m afraid I will incriminate myself, so I’m not going to name what it is I did.. My friends will understand this.

2010 was a year of discoveries; I learned SOOOOOO much about myself. It was filled with heartaches, heartbreaks, GREAT TIMES, bad/sad/mad/ times, and a lot more that I can't explain with words. I won't change a thing. 2011 you have some big shoes to fill.

New Years Day!

Happy New Years Everyone!!! 

New Years was fun. I spent the night with my friends. It was filled with wayyyyy too much alcohol, a split lip from dancing too wild, drama, tears, and then we all passed out. lol. One for the books.

What’s happening now?

I just handed in my resignation letter for my job of seven years... seven years! This is my first job; it was so scary submitting that letter. *Sigh* There goes my safety net. I’ve had other jobs after this one, but none can compare. The people are amazing, the money is good, the benefits are great and management team is fun. What more can one ask for?

But, let me back track.

I work for EPIK! I’ll be working in Busan, South Korea.... well, if all goes well with my E2 Visa. Busan!!!!!!!!!!! My first choice!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so excited, can you tell? Lol. My friend (Korean guy), said Busan is the Miami of South Korea... doesn’t say much to me since I’ve never been to Miami, but I’m guessing it’s a good thing. All of my friends are planning on visiting me, but we’ll see if this actually happens. I received my contract last Monday, went to the consulate on Wednesday and hope to get my visa by this Thursday. I will purchase my ticket as soon as I have my visa in my hand. I can’t believe this is actually happening. I’ve been planning this adventure long before I graduated from university (2007), so for it to finally be happening is surreal. My friends are sad, but I’m emotionless. It doesn’t seem real, I don’t know how to explain it. I’m just blah... I guess as my departure date gets closer this will change, we’ll see.

BTW...

I am TESOL certified!!! My final grade was 94 (A); I passed with distinction! lol. It really wasn’t difficult, jut time consuming. But, I’m very happy I finished it, now I will receive the pay raise. SWEETT!!!!

So That’s it. The past 2 months fast tracked.

P.S.

I bought a new camera! Well, used camera, but it’s new to me. It’s a Sony Cybershot DSCTX7. I love it. It’s stylish and slim, the picture quality is great and the videos will be in HD. I can’t travel to a new country and begin a new adventure sans camera, therefore, I did what I always do when I have to purchase something.... I checked on Kijiji and as usual, it came through. The price was great and the camera well kept. I am very happy. I’ll start taking pictures soon.



Well that’s it. I’ll keep you posted.  


Take Care,


*Vee*

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Meh....

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So the theme for this past weekend was "Meh".  I didn't do much.
On Friday, I went to a sketchy restaurant with a friend and had the BEST nachos! The restaurant is located downtown Toronto and the crowd is very.......... diverse. lol. It is a sit down restaurant, but you have to find your own seat. It gets busy so the wait can be long, but my friend and I lucked out and got a seat in less than 10 minutes. The nachos were sooo good. My camera, like everything else in my life, is broken, so no pictures. *Note to self; buy a camera in New York*. However, back to the nachos, it was layered with ground beef, black beans, salsa and cheese and then baked. We had our guacamole and sour cream on the side. It was delicious!!!!!!!!!! We also ordered a picture of sangria to wash it down. MMMmm... that was a good food night. lol!
 To finish the evening off I missed my last train home. Public transportation in Canada, well Ontario is very inconvenient; the train stops running at 1:30 a.m. and the busses take an eternity to come by after that. I live in a city outside of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and my last bus is at 1:20 a.m. The next bus after that is at six a.m. (the number on my laptop is not working... see previous post lol). So after the delicious nachos and pricy sangria at the sketchy restaurant, I missed my last bus home. I was about to text my other friend to crash at her place, but was informed that the train will be out of service in 2 minutes, therefore I wouldn’t make it. Needless to say, I was stranded. Lol! I didn’t want to blow sixty dollars on a cab (taxi fares are another pain in the ass topic.... it starts @ $4!!!!!! Just for sitting in the cab, you have to pay $4! *sigh* ridiculous). A really nice bus driver offered to drive me home in his out of service bus. I was a bit afraid I would end up on the six o’clock news, but really, I didn’t have a choice. I told a couple of my friends what was going on and gave them the bus number, this way if I did end up missing, they would have an idea of who to look for. Lol! The bus driver was nice and the ride home was pleasant; I was the only one in the bus and the driver did not attempt to talk my ears off. I was very grateful for his help; I want to tell GO what a great driver/person he was, but I’m afraid what he did was against their policy, so I don’t want to get him into any sort of trouble.
Sat was boring. The highlight of my evening was the train ride home; you meet many interesting people that way. Random person asked me out to dinner in front of everyone on the train, I’m exaggerating, about fifteen people were paying attention to us. He was really sweet and funny, so I took his number because I didn’t want to embarrass him, but I have no intention of calling. He wasn’t my type, also, the thought of dating makes me tired... *sigh* that’s another topic. I’m gonna be alone forever. Lol!
NEW  YORK in 3 days!!!! My plan is to complete four or five units of my TESOL before I leave. Wish me luck.
*Vee*

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To TESOL or not to TESOL...................

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I am having the laziest of lazy days....

I went to bed at 4:30 a.m. (I was updating my iPod and watching a bunch of random crap on YouTube), but still wanted to wake up a decent hour, maybe 11... or 12.. maybe even 1 (Shut up, it's my day off; I can stay in bed all day). However, I had shit to do, so 1 the latest. My plan was to resume my TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) course and practice my Hangul (Korean Alphabet). That plan quickly went out the window when my alarm went off at 11 and the snooze button became my friend. After pressing snooze for the 3rd time, I turned off my alarm altogether and figured it's my day off, so when I wake up, I wake up... I was in bed until 3:30... 3 effing 30. I only got out of bed because my phone kept going off (BBM is the devil). It's now 1:30 am and I haven't signed on to the TESOL site nor did I go over any of Korean letters. Sigh. Laziest of lazy days.

When I was doing my interview with EPIK, the interviewer suggested I get my TESOL certificate, therefore, when I start teaching I'll know how to create lesson plans and have an idea of how to be an effective teacher. It's not a requirement for me to have it (I think I know how to be an effective teacher and I can Google how to create lessons), but I told her I would look into it when I had no intentions to so. I only said I would because I wanted to pass my interview; I wanted to seem flexible, so I said whatever I thought she wanted to hear... I was told that EPIK will let me know if I passed the interview 2 to 3 days later and after day 4 of not hearing from them I panicked and signed up for TESOL. Right after I paid for my course, my recruiter called me and told me I passed my interview. So now I'm stuck. I don't want to waste my money, and If I do finish the course by Jan 20th (I think that's the date) I can get a pay raise, so here I am. It's November 19th and I'm only on Unit 7 of 48. =S  I'm slacking. I'm heading to New York next week, so that means less time to work on this... I hope I get it done before the due date, if not I'm an idiot and you're allowed to slap me... (Kidding! Keep your hands to yourself!)

On another note, I've been having a shitty day, well night.... I slept through the day. I got upset at my friend and I think my computer is about to kick the bucket.

Friend Issue: Don't really want to talk about it. It's not worth it. However, I'm too much of a giver and all others do is take, take, take. That's done starting today. I'm going to selfish and put me first. :) Problem solved.

Computer Issue: Me. I'm a klutz. lol! I spilled juice on the keyboard. It's working fine; if I don't need to use the numbers five and six. lol! Nevertheless, it has been through a lot. It was with me through my university years, maybe it's time for it to retire. I love it though. It's so cute; it is the 12 inches HP Tablet (I don't know which series). *Sigh*

<3

Hopefully tomorrow (today) is a better day; productive and selfish.

*Vee*

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...... I'm not a blogger. I apologize in advance.

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Whenever you get frustrated with this blog (for whatever reason...  not enough updates, limited details, boring), please refer to the title of this post.

I'm not sure why I created this... LIE. I am sure, I'm just not sure if it'll be right for you. I'm not a very exciting person, therefore, don't expect much.

I'm hoping to begin my adventure on the other side of the world (South Korea) in February of 2011. I applied to EPIK (English Program In Korea), passed my interview and sent my documents off to make this process official. Hopefully, within the next month or so, I'll receive word that my documents are up to par and be given my Notice of Appointment. Planning this adventure has been a very long and tiring process and I'm happy about the direction it's currently going. Sorry, I don't want to go into details (Yes my friends, it has begun; my first post and I'm the world's worst blogger. lol!) If you want info about EPIK and teaching English in Korea, I will be happy to share all of my knowledge on the topic; please leave a comment or send a private message (lol I'm not even sure how this works. Bare with me people)

I will be ecstatic (you will hear my shout for joy wherever you are, yes even in Korea, too bad you won’t be able to see my dance ;) ) if I get Busan, however, I'm kind of desperate to leave Canada, so I'll take anything... almost anything... nah, I'll take anything. lol! Life has become mundane and change is necessary (for my sanity and the sanity of others around me). I like change; I’ve always embraced it whether it is good or bad. Don't get me wrong, Toronto is a beautiful city; Canada is a beautiful country, but there are so many things to see in this world. How can I stay put when there is nothing holding me back here? I love my family and friends, but forgive me when I say, it's not enough. (Please don't take offense to that)

I'm young (24... that's still young, right?), single, and ready for whatever life throws my way. If you want to come with, please do, if not, deuces (bye lol), and good luck with your own adventures. :)

I want to say a lot more, but I'm tired... or lazy, label it however you see fit. lol. 

*Vee*

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